7
submit(verb, state, take, give, present)
7
supply(verb, support, help, give, keep)
7
wield(verb, take, control, keep, run)
6
accept(verb, support, hold, love, favor)
6
accommodate(verb, support, give, keep, present)
6
admit(verb, state, hold, accept, agree)
6
attest(verb, support, state, hold, press)
6
confirm(verb, support, state, help, accept)
6
cultivate(verb, keep, do, desire, continue)
6
deem(verb, hold, accept, consider, have)
6
exert(verb, control, use, exercise)
6
find(verb, give, deliver, sustain, serve)
6
go on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, advance, keep)
6
hold back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, hold)
6
keep in
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last(verb, advance, keep, continue, lead)
6
observe(verb, follow, obey, comply)
6
persist in(verb, expression, advance, continue, stay)
6
prop(verb, support, calm, help, fix)
5
approve(verb, support, hold, help, accept)
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